HOUSTON — Darrelle Revis was lying flat on his stomach at the Jets 10-yard line, helpless and hopeless as he watched Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins celebrate a 61-yard touchdown reception in Sunday’s second quarter.

Revis Island, once a deserted wasteland where no receiver prospered, might as well have had a “Welcome” sign out. Hopkins was making himself at home. The third-year wide receiver had blown past Revis on a post pattern, generating enough separation to catch the throw from quarterback T.J. Yates and race into the end zone as Revis face-planted on the turf. This one play with 3:04 left in the second quarter summed up the Jets disappointing performance in a 24-17 loss to the Texans at NRG Stadium.

“I ran post and saw man-to-man, so I knew I was getting it before the play,” Hopkins said. “I knew I had to run a good route. T.J. put the ball where it needed to be.”

The Jets’ best defensive player had been torched, setting the tone for a day that was miserable for Revis and the Jets, who lost for the fourth time in five games and dropped to 5-5 on the season. The Pro Bowl cornerback wasn’t around for all of the anguish. Revis left the game with about 4:21 remaining in the third quarter after suffering a concussion while colliding hard with running back Akeem Hunt. Two plays later, Yates connected with Hopkins on a 20-yard touchdown pass over Revis’ replacement, Marcus Williams, to give Houston a commanding 24-10 lead.

“It was just a simple go-route,” Hopkins said of his second touchdown, “just the quarterback trusting me and putting the ball up and me going out there to make a play.”

Revis wasn’t the lone Jets to be victimized by the Texans, who played harder, smarter and made big play after big play. There is plenty of blame to go around. The Jets’ run defense allowed 123 yards, while Yates, a backup quarterback, had a memorable day, completing 16 of 34 passes for 229 yards with two touchdowns. More importantly he threw no interceptions. The Jets’ offensive line couldn’t block Texans’ defensive end J.J. Watt, who had two sacks and five quarterback hits; and Jets wide receivers Brandon Marshall and Devin Smith each dropped two passes.

Yet, the sight of Revis burnt like toast on the ground summed up how bad the Jets are struggling. Hopkins would catch five passes for 118 yards on the day, most of them coming at Revis’ expense.

“With the media blowing up Revis Island, I had to come out and answer,” Hopkins said. “Times like this, for a great defensive back and a young receiver, not a lot of people have me in their eyes. I know it was a big chip on my shoulder to go out there and play extra hard.”

Revis’ availability for Sunday’s game against the Dolphins will depend on how he progresses through the concussion protocol during the week. But it’s clear the Texans had no fear going against him.

“He’s a great defensive back,” Hopkins said. “You’ve got to give him a lot of credit. I just came out and put my hard hat on today. I was ready to play.”

It looked like the Jets weren’t ready. They were soft against the run, couldn’t mount a running game of their own and generally didn’t compete as well as the Texans. Hopkins was at the forefront beating the Jets’ biggest intimidator.

“Hop was asking for the ball from the get-go,” Yates said. “He knew that we were going to pick and choose our times to throw at him because you have to give a guy like Darrelle Revis the respect he deserves. He was getting frustrated early. I missed him on the one on the first drive, and I’m kicking myself for that. I kept coming back to him and he made some great plays.”